The Baz ball Approach-- Will it Survive ?
I post this on the eve of the start of the Fourth test between India and England , knowing fully well that England is not going to change its approach to playing test cricket away from the Baz ball approach . Having gone one up in the series in the first test with a win that was possible due to the aggressive approach to go after the bowling , England suffered two reverses in the following tests . While the test at Vizag was fought closely , the one at Rajkot , England lost the match by well over400 runs ( 434 to be precise ) .. That is like being beaten hollow to say the least. Now what caused this heavy defeat ? To me , it was playing the way they did without understanding the match situation and being relevant in the approach that led to Eng losing by such a huge margin. India scored 445 runs in its first knock and England responded with 319 – Not bad at all – But close to 50 % came from the bat of one player.. Ben Duckett – Du...